| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Score for: Chaplin (1992) |
| 1991 | Won | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Score for: Dances with Wolves (1990) |
| 1986 | Won | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Score for: Out of Africa (1985) |
| 1972 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Dramatic Score for: Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) |
| 1969 | Won | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical) for: The Lion in Winter (1968) |
| 1967 | Won | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Music Score for: Born Free (1966) |
Best Music, Original Song for: Born Free (1966) Shared with: Don Black (lyrics) For the song "Born Free". John Barry was not present at the awards ceremony. |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Music for: Somewhere in Time (1980) |
| 1980 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Music for: The Black Hole (1979) |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | - | Academy Fellowship | |
| 1992 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Original Film Score for: Dances with Wolves (1990) |
| 1987 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Score for: Out of Africa (1985) |
| 1969 | Won | Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music |
for: The Lion in Winter (1968) |
| BMI Film & TV Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
for: The Specialist (1994) |
| 1994 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
for: Indecent Proposal (1993) |
| 1991 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
for: Dances with Wolves (1990) |
| 1988 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
for: The Living Daylights (1987) |
| 1987 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
for: Out of Africa (1985) |
for: Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1977 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore) for: Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) (TV) |
| 1964 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Achievement in Composing Original Music for Television for: Elizabeth Taylor in London (1963) (TV) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: Chaplin (1992) |
| 1991 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: Dances with Wolves (1990) |
| 1986 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: Out of Africa (1985) |
| Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Song - Motion Picture for: A View to a Kill (1985) Shared with: Duran Duran For the song "A View to a Kill". |
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| 1981 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: Somewhere in Time (1980) |
| 1978 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Song - Motion Picture for: The Deep (1977) Shared with: Donna Summer (lyrics) For the song "Down Deep Inside". |
| 1975 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Song for: The Dove (1974) Shared with: Don Black (lyrics) For the song "Sail the Summer Winds". |
| 1972 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Score for: Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) |
| 1969 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Score for: The Lion in Winter (1968) |
| 1967 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Song in a Motion Picture for: Born Free (1966) Shared with: Don Black (lyrics) For the song "Born Free". |
| 1965 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Song in a Motion Picture for: From Russia with Love (1963) Shared with: Lionel Bart (lyrics) Monty Norman (lyrics) For the song "From Russia with Love". |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Won | Grammy |
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television for: Dances with Wolves (1990) |
| 1967 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show for: Born Free (1966) |
| 1965 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show for: Goldfinger (1964) |
| Laurel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1967 | 3rd place | Golden Laurel |
Song for: Born Free (1966) Shared with: Don Black (lyrics) For "Born Free". |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1987 | Won | Special Achievement Award |
for: Out of Africa (1985) For the music. |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | - | Achievement Award for Film Music | |
| Razzie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | Nominated | Razzie Award |
Worst Original Song for: Indecent Proposal (1993) Shared with: Lisa Stansfield (lyrics) Ian Devaney (lyrics) Andy Morris (lyrics) For the song "(You Love Me) In All The Right Places" |
| 1982 | Won | Razzie Award |
Worst Musical Score for: The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) |
| Nominated | Razzie Award |
Worst Original Song for: The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) Shared with: Dean Pitchford (lyrics) For the song "The Man in The Mask". |
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